5th Grade Participates in a Giant Increase of Projects

In 5th grade, there is an influx of projects, gradually increasing during the year. It started with identity masks, then went on to rube goldberg machines, and a few months later, the town hall trial.

There were many fewer projects in 4th grade, as that time was spent on field trips. We did have some projects, though, including the winter count, women's history project, & book report.

Only about half of these projects actually strengthen our understanding of the subject. The others improve skills that will be more important in life than the subjects themselves. These include things such as creativity, working well with others, resourcefulness, leadership, public speaking, research & more.

Chart: Subject/Unit | Solo Project | Small Group Project*

Energy | Rube Goldberg | None

Writing | Personal Narrative, Literary Essay | None

Geometry | Geo-Town | None

Government | Cube | Town-Hall

Book Clubs | Reading Goals Poster | Website, Movie/Final Project x2, Essay

Road to the American Revolution | Timeline, Canva, Essay | Skit, Podcast

Human Body | Scratch | Limb project

Spanish | Trailer | Animal Guessing Game, End of unit Slideshow/Film

Theatre | Monologue | 5th Grade Play

Other | Identity Mask | None